I generally don't enjoy typical dating sims either. I like the dating mechanics in Stardew and Rune Factory 4 though (eerily similar games by the way). I'm actually working on an action-adventure / dating sim hybrid game myself
This isn't REALLY random considering Crypt of the NecroDancer was highly marketed as being playable with a DDR pad.
@suikoden That's too bad, considering it doesn't require any more advanced rhythm than, say, walking down the street xD What makes these games difficult is the split-second puzzle solving rather than any actually complicated rhythm
@FullbringIchigo When your games are only out of the top 10 a few days a year because your competitors are slashing 90% of their titles, I think you're safe to keep your games at full price xD
@Blizzia Not only do I not mind the art style, I think it's absolutely thematically brilliant given the context of the game. But yeah don't let the door hit you on the way out
I would like it noted that I called that date! Now just gimme an October date for Luigi's Mansion and December for Animal Crossing and I'm 5 for 5 this year...
@Nintendofan83 Hmm. Anything's possible, but I'm guessing not. I bet Link's Awakening is September, Luigi's Mansion is October, Pokemon is November, Animal Crossing is December. I don't think they'd double up in any of those key months.
@SKTTR Hate to burst your bubble, but the protagonist's name in Okami is literally Ookami Amaterasu (via the official art book). The Ookami bit is not just a title, it's a name playing on the Japanese word for wolf.
Woah. Will NWN include the level editor? Because that was the entire point of that release, right? The "campaign" was basically just there to show what the editor was capable of
@Tendogamerxxx "Rushed" is a word only people who don't understand how big budget games are made ever use.
A game's complete feature set is generally decided YEARS before launch, it's not like they just add things in piece by piece and release the game when they feel like it. Just because a feature you wanted doesn't make it into a game doesn't mean they didn't have time to put it in... it means it was never planned to be put in, in the first place.
@ALinkttPresent Except that there are still games on the site with a "12/31/19" release date that seem to be sorting properly (they just show up after all the 2019 games with release dates, which is what you'd expect if a game were releasing on a nonspecific 2019 date).
@Preposterous I mean, their comment was relevant. You say this is "outside their expertise," but the name of the website is NintendoLife and this is a product featuring a Nintendo character >.>
@thesilverbrick Honestly I can't remember the last PS4 game I played that didn't require at LEAST a 20GB patch download. So it's definitely not just Switch's problem.
@BlueBlur101 On the other hand, I do understand the consternation. Golden Sun has a big enough cast to warrant its own fighting game though. But I dunno why people want Isaac so bad, he's easily the most boring character out of the lead 13 xD
Anything, anywhere COULD be a coincidence.
However, if this is a coincidence, it's one hell of a coincidence.
Each window has 13 different possible lighting combinations, so the odds of getting those four combos in that order simply by chance are 1 / 13 to the fourth power, or 1 in 28,561.
@Mando44646 Nah, Cloud appeared as a lead character in both Final Fantasy: Theatrythm games for 3DS and had a minor (but speaking) role in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories on the GBA, so he's been on Nintendo systems.
Joker's new though, since his first appearance on a Nintendo system would have been the yet-to-be-released Persona Q2 for 3DS if not for Smash.
The Tegra X2 isn't THAT much more powerful than the X1. I dunno why people keep expecting nintendo to chuck an X2 in the switch and suddenly come out with a next gen system.
@SonicMos You burn more than 1kcal per minute just by sitting around doing absolutely nothing. In fact you burn more than that every minute you're asleep.
@Anti-Matter On the other hand, things get popular for a reason, so by avoiding things that are popular, you may be avoiding some absolutely incredible experiences! Try to keep an open mind
@IHateTombs Fun fact, EGttR is one of my favorite "games" this generation. The coordination of the story reveals and the gorgeous soundtrack had me replaying it multiple times, despite the goofily slow movement speed.
@BubbleMatrix82 The main difference IS the mascot lead character. Other than that, there are a handful of exclusive Pokemon to each version (Pikachu gets Sandshrew, Eevee gets Vulpix, etc etc). Also some props in the game world are different, and some NPC events are very slightly changed.
??? Pokemon was always easy. There's never been a Pokemon game where you HAD to get max IV Pokemon in order to beat the game. The only way to make Pokemon a hard game is to not grind your Pokemon up to high enough levels. Let's Go just took the grinding away. Thank God and good riddance.
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Re: More Than 52,000 People Voted For Their Favourite Pokémon, Here Are The Results
Yungoos got 0?! Surprising.
For me, emolga :3 just a cutie pie
Re: Dream Daddy Arrives On The Switch eShop At The Start Of Next Month
@deadpixels Haha
I generally don't enjoy typical dating sims either. I like the dating mechanics in Stardew and Rune Factory 4 though (eerily similar games by the way). I'm actually working on an action-adventure / dating sim hybrid game myself
Re: Dream Daddy Arrives On The Switch eShop At The Start Of Next Month
@Fazermint
This is actually a decently rated game elsewhere.
@Galenmereth
Maybe for you. For me personally, the way someone treats their kid tells me everything I need to know about them. Great litmus test.
Re: First Footage Of Milla Jovovich's Monster Hunter Movie Breaks Cover
@Kal_
Actually, middling review scores on aggregate sites means there isn't a consensus at all. That's literally exactly what it means.
Re: Random: The Ultimate Way To Play Cadence Of Hyrule? With A Dance Mat, Of Course
This isn't REALLY random considering Crypt of the NecroDancer was highly marketed as being playable with a DDR pad.
@suikoden That's too bad, considering it doesn't require any more advanced rhythm than, say, walking down the street xD What makes these games difficult is the split-second puzzle solving rather than any actually complicated rhythm
Re: UK Charts: Sony's Days Of Play Sale Wipes Nintendo Out Of The Top Ten
@FullbringIchigo When your games are only out of the top 10 a few days a year because your competitors are slashing 90% of their titles, I think you're safe to keep your games at full price xD
Re: Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Arrives On Switch This September
@FrowningCoach The Ni no Kuni english dub is generally excellent. It's like a very high quality dubbed anime (think the Studio Ghibli movies)
Re: Amazon Japan Posts, And Quickly Deletes, Zelda: Link's Awakening Release Date
@Blizzia Not only do I not mind the art style, I think it's absolutely thematically brilliant given the context of the game. But yeah don't let the door hit you on the way out
Re: Amazon Japan Posts, And Quickly Deletes, Zelda: Link's Awakening Release Date
I would like it noted that I called that date! Now just gimme an October date for Luigi's Mansion and December for Animal Crossing and I'm 5 for 5 this year...
Re: The Nintendo Direct Presentation For E3 2019 Will Be About 40 Minutes
@Toadie I don't want to live in a world where Pikmin is considered a second-tier game.
Re: The Nintendo Direct Presentation For E3 2019 Will Be About 40 Minutes
@Nintendofan83 Hmm. Anything's possible, but I'm guessing not. I bet Link's Awakening is September, Luigi's Mansion is October, Pokemon is November, Animal Crossing is December. I don't think they'd double up in any of those key months.
Re: The Nintendo Direct Presentation For E3 2019 Will Be About 40 Minutes
@frogopus I was thinking Splatoon 3, especially since this next Splatfest is the last one.
Re: The Next DLC Fighter For Smash Ultimate Will Be Revealed At Nintendo's E3 Direct
@SKTTR Hate to burst your bubble, but the protagonist's name in Okami is literally Ookami Amaterasu (via the official art book). The Ookami bit is not just a title, it's a name playing on the Japanese word for wolf.
Re: The Next DLC Fighter For Smash Ultimate Will Be Revealed At Nintendo's E3 Direct
@Deku-Scrub I think you're right.
If they want to get all 5 characters out by next February, they need to release the second character this month to stay on schedule.
Re: Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights And More D&D Classics Coming To Switch
@Mountain_Man LMAO jinx
Re: Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights And More D&D Classics Coming To Switch
Woah. Will NWN include the level editor? Because that was the entire point of that release, right? The "campaign" was basically just there to show what the editor was capable of
Re: All Those amiibo On Your Shelf? You Can't Use Them In Super Mario Maker 2
@Tendogamerxxx "Rushed" is a word only people who don't understand how big budget games are made ever use.
A game's complete feature set is generally decided YEARS before launch, it's not like they just add things in piece by piece and release the game when they feel like it. Just because a feature you wanted doesn't make it into a game doesn't mean they didn't have time to put it in... it means it was never planned to be put in, in the first place.
Re: It Looks Like Zelda Crossover Cadence of Hyrule Will Surprise Us By Launching This Week
@ALinkttPresent Except that there are still games on the site with a "12/31/19" release date that seem to be sorting properly (they just show up after all the 2019 games with release dates, which is what you'd expect if a game were releasing on a nonspecific 2019 date).
Re: It Looks Like Zelda Crossover Cadence of Hyrule Will Surprise Us By Launching This Week
@ALinkttPresent It's significant though that the date changed from a placeholder (12/31/19) to May 30.
Re: Feature: Eevee x Tamagotchi Is A Surprisingly Resilient Virtual Pet For A New Generation
@Preposterous I mean, their comment was relevant. You say this is "outside their expertise," but the name of the website is NintendoLife and this is a product featuring a Nintendo character >.>
Re: Random: Switch Box Art Download Warning Receives A Makeover
@thesilverbrick Honestly I can't remember the last PS4 game I played that didn't require at LEAST a 20GB patch download. So it's definitely not just Switch's problem.
Re: Random: Sony's PS4 State Of Play Presentation Made 'Nintendo Direct' Trend On Twitter
@Zuljaras If you were a NL editor we'd only get one article a week.
@nintendolie Maybe they anticipated the mixed reactions?
Re: Rumour: New Persona 5 Trailer Connected To Recent Smash Bros. Ultimate Datamine
@BlueBlur101 On the other hand, I do understand the consternation. Golden Sun has a big enough cast to warrant its own fighting game though. But I dunno why people want Isaac so bad, he's easily the most boring character out of the lead 13 xD
Re: Rumour: New Persona 5 Trailer Connected To Recent Smash Bros. Ultimate Datamine
@Mikeloto31 Wow you've gotten so many downvotes that the site has just given up counting them lol
Re: Random: Did Game Freak Sneak The 'Loss' Meme Into Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu And Eevee?
Anything, anywhere COULD be a coincidence.
However, if this is a coincidence, it's one hell of a coincidence.
Each window has 13 different possible lighting combinations, so the odds of getting those four combos in that order simply by chance are 1 / 13 to the fourth power, or 1 in 28,561.
I honestly think it might actually be loss.
Re: Random: Soulja Boy Raps About Zelda, Doesn't Know What A Rupee Is
@MrVariant Good morning THIEF, how are you doing today?
Re: Pokémon Direct Officially Confirmed For Tomorrow, 27th February
@BlackenedHalo Where were you during the last four Pokemon game reveals? None of them had a reveal trailer or direct that was longer than this.
Re: Lots Of Pokémon Build-A-Bear Toys Are 30% Off For A Limited Time
I'm still recovering financially from my HTTYD splurge lol
Re: Feature: What We Expect From The February Nintendo Direct
"we'd prefer Super Mario 3D World over Pikmin 3"
....really?
Re: Nintendo Confirms It Has Unannounced Titles Set To Launch This Year, Delays Not Anticipated
@EasyDaRon ??? Switch became the fastest selling console in history in 2018.
Re: Devil May Cry Boss Addresses Dante Smash Ultimate Demand, Says Series Should Be On Switch First
@Mando44646 Nah, Cloud appeared as a lead character in both Final Fantasy: Theatrythm games for 3DS and had a minor (but speaking) role in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories on the GBA, so he's been on Nintendo systems.
Joker's new though, since his first appearance on a Nintendo system would have been the yet-to-be-released Persona Q2 for 3DS if not for Smash.
Re: Feature: Predicting Super Bowl LIII with Super Smash. Bros Ultimate
@Tirza You're... joking, right? It's much better than soccer, which is so faked it's practically akin to wrestling these days.
Re: Talking Point: What's Next For Nintendo After Switch?
@LilDoggo48 Your avatar's getting me all kinds of confused about myself
Re: Talking Point: What's Next For Nintendo After Switch?
The Tegra X2 isn't THAT much more powerful than the X1. I dunno why people keep expecting nintendo to chuck an X2 in the switch and suddenly come out with a next gen system.
Re: Amazon Reveals Top 100 Gaming Products Sold In 2018, Smash Bros. Ultimate Takes Top Spot
@Bunkerneath @Knuckles-Fajita
When no descriptor is given, it means Amazon US. Amazon is a US-based company and the default website is the US site.
Re: Video: Can Fitness Boxing On Switch Help You Achieve Your New Year's Resolution?
@SonicMos You burn more than 1kcal per minute just by sitting around doing absolutely nothing. In fact you burn more than that every minute you're asleep.
Re: Nintendo Had Some Of The Most Talked About Games On Twitter In 2018
@Anti-Matter On the other hand, things get popular for a reason, so by avoiding things that are popular, you may be avoiding some absolutely incredible experiences! Try to keep an open mind
Re: Review: Firewatch - There's No Smoke Without Fire In This Essential Indie Hit
@IHateTombs Fun fact, EGttR is one of my favorite "games" this generation. The coordination of the story reveals and the gorgeous soundtrack had me replaying it multiple times, despite the goofily slow movement speed.
Re: Smash Bros. Ultimate Sold 1.2 Million Copies In Japan During Launch Week
@Paraka What a weird comparison. MHW was multiplatform, for one. It also had many times the install base to work with.
Re: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order Arrives Exclusively On Nintendo Switch In 2019
Wow. Is this a Bayonetta thing, where Nintendo got the exclusive by basically paying for its development?
Re: UK Charts: Black Friday Deals Boost Sales Across The Board, But Rivals Outperform Nintendo
@Mando44646 I thought NL just did an article about how Pokemon was the best selling game, "outsold by laptops"?
Re: Pokémon Let's Go Was The Fourth Best-Selling Product This Black Friday According To US Report
@BubbleMatrix82 The main difference IS the mascot lead character. Other than that, there are a handful of exclusive Pokemon to each version (Pikachu gets Sandshrew, Eevee gets Vulpix, etc etc). Also some props in the game world are different, and some NPC events are very slightly changed.
Re: Nintendo Secures Smartphone Trademarks For Kirby's Dream Land, Art Academy And Bowser's Inside Story
Art Academy?! Hell yeah! Thought that series would die with the 3DS.
Re: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Is The Best Pre-Selling Game Of The Series To Date, And On Switch
@SuperiorTech The amount of people enjoying Let's Go utterly dwarf the few thousand involved in ranting on websites and review bombing Amazon.
Re: Guide: How To Check IVs And Catch Pokémon With Flawless IVs In Pokémon: Let's Go On Nintendo Switch
@iLikeUrAttitude
??? Pokemon was always easy. There's never been a Pokemon game where you HAD to get max IV Pokemon in order to beat the game. The only way to make Pokemon a hard game is to not grind your Pokemon up to high enough levels. Let's Go just took the grinding away. Thank God and good riddance.
Re: Guide: How To Check IVs And Catch Pokémon With Flawless IVs In Pokémon: Let's Go On Nintendo Switch
@Kalmaro I don't see why not?
The gen I games still have some presence in the competitive scene and they didn't have held items or abilities either.
Re: Soapbox: Don't Listen To The Pokémon: Let’s Go Haters - The Game Has Definitely Found Its Audience
@goggles789 Really glad I chose not to listen to people like you and ended up giving the game a chance. I think it's brilliant.
Re: Soapbox: Don't Listen To The Pokémon: Let’s Go Haters - The Game Has Definitely Found Its Audience
I'm in that audience!
Love the game. My Pikachu and I rule the world together.
Screw the haters.
Re: Video: Nintendo Releases Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu And Eevee Overview Trailer
Having a wonderful time playing this with my friends. Sure it's being carried a LOT by nostalgia, but hey, if it works it works.
Re: Random: Detective Pikachu's German Voice Is Creeping People Out, And For Good Reason
I laughed my freaking butt off at that. That sounds like me trying to do Pikachu's voice.